This past weekend, Graham Turner looked to continue his quick ascent up the featherweight ranks.

At Cage Warriors Fight Night 3, the Brit faced a stiff test when he took on Finish veteran and fellow 145-pounder Matteus Lahdesmaki, who was stuck in a 1-3 skid.

In many ways, it was a classic striker vs. grappler matchup with the heavy-handed Turner looking for his 13th knockout and an overall 19th career victory.

Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 took place this Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center & Spa in Beirut, Lebanon. Turner (18-6-1 at the time) took on Lahdesmaki (11-7-3), who has posted nine submissions in 11 career victories, on the main card, which streamed live on MMAjunkie.com.

Check out the embedded clip to see the quick finish.

Additionally, check out more action this Saturday as MMAjunkie.com provides a live stream of Cage Warriors 45.

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